What color is #EEE92D?

#EEE92D is a vivid yellow known as Pika Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pika Yellow?

The RGB value is 238, 233, 45: 238 red, 233 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pika Yellow?

The complementary color is #2D32EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEE92D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.33:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pika Yellow color: hex code #EEE92D

#EEE92D rgb(238, 233, 45)

Shades of yellow

Pika Yellow has the hex code #EEE92D. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 91.4% green and 17.6% blue (238, 233, 45).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 85% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 81% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.33:1).

Pika Yellow (#EEE92D) color codes

HEX	`#EEE92D`
RGB	`rgb(238, 233, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 91.4%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 85%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 81%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 81%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.16, -17.35, 82.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.16, 84.23, 101.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.875, 76.647, 13.859)`
Decimal	`15657261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pika Yellow, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EEE92D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEE92D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EEE92D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eee92d; }
.text { color: #eee92d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eee92d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 233 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eee92d, #93ee2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #EEE92D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EEE92D?: #EEE92D is a vivid yellow known as Pika Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pika Yellow?: The RGB value is 238, 233, 45: 238 red, 233 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pika Yellow?: The complementary color is #2D32EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEE92D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.33:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.